needing

Example Sentences

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You don’t arrive at a chapter and then find yourself needing to frantically page backwards to try to find the previous reference to a person or event, because it will already be present.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The full scale of the work needing to be done is slowly starting to emerge following the initial closure.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And for the first time in a while, I could feel my heart open without needing to turn the moment into a future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead, 2026 is more likely to be a recovery year, he said, with investors needing time and a sustained improvement in momentum before they return in force.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

I never could’ve imagined this: needing someone else—DeShon, no less—to find a way out of the maze.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes